Thursday 26 September 2019

UK health officials approve 'life-changing' spina bifida surgery which is done in the WOMB

UK health officials approve 'life-changing' spina bifida surgery which is done in the WOMB NHS doctors will be able to perform open spine surgery on unborn babies with spina bifida 'within weeks', the health service has announced.

The surgery involves taking the foetus out of the womb temporarily for an operation to repair its spinal cord to prevent nerve damage.

It has already been used experimentally and is performed elsewhere in the world but has now been approved for routine use by NHS doctors. The Daily Mail

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